It has revived the Honda Insight nameplate, which was first used for a fourth generation and is now in use with an electric vehicle (EV) as its first application.
The born-again Insight is based heavily on the eNS2 Honda developed for the Chinese market, which was launched between now and the end of May in Revealed for Japan.
marketed as an SUV-crossroad, but with the lines still bluring between passenger cars and vehicles being used to drive it looks like high-riding hatchback.
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“There are no current plans to bring the Insight into Australia,” said a spokesperson for Honda Australia.
The eNS2, 4788mm long, 1838mm wide and 1570mm tall on a 2735mm wheelbase is not expected to be much different from dimensions that haven’t been released but we don’s expect them to change. Hence, that’s just 5mm shorter than an Tesla Model Y (albeit on a 155mm shorter wheelbase); it’ll also be 144mm narrower and 54mm lower.
Honda, a Japanese company that has released little in the way of specifications (except for verifying it has more than 500km of electric range on the WLTC cycle) has not yet been confirmed.
The e:NS2 features a 68.8kWh ternary lithium-ion battery sourced from CATL, which powers a single, front-mounted 150kW/310Nm electric motor.
It uses the e:N Architecture F, shared with other Chinese-market Honda EVs.
It is a black or white colour scheme inside, and has 12 Insight with either ‘instution of the inslight’. Infotainment system 8-inch touchscreen infotanment and a 9- inch touchscreen informationtachment device. 5-in digit digital instrument cluster, .
Among the equipment available is a head-up display, leather upholstery, ‘hygienic and leatherette-wrapped steering wheel (warming/spread) atmosphere lighting; digital rear-view mirror (12 speakers speaker Bose sound system), hand tailgate technology.
The eight-way power-adjustable driver and four-ways power affixed passenger seats with heating and ventilation are also available as well as ‘an entire suite of active safety and driver assist technology’.
The Insight also features vehicle-to-load (V2L) capability, allowing you to power small electrical appliances.
Also, Honda is also claiming it’ll be its first car in the Japanese market with an aroma diffuser (assumptions of six scents). Another symbiotic heating system also automatically detect the presence of rear-seatoccupants and has an Auto mode designed to optimise air-conditioning output and power consumption.
Honda Super-One
Honda e:Ny1
The new Insight will sit at the top of Honda’s EV lineup in Japan, which also includes the tiny N-Van e, N-One e and Super-One hatch. The latter has been confirmed for Australian release this year.
It’s one of a number of similar EVs developed for the Chinese market, including the similarly large P7 and S7 that went into production last year – just ten years after the eNS2 and its enNP2 twin.
Honda currently exports the e:NS1 and e:NP1 twins – which closely resemble the HR-V sold here – from China to markets like Europe and New Zealand.
First-generation Honda Insight
Third-generation Honda Insight
The new Insight represents the fourth use of the name, which debuted in 1999 on Honda’s first mass-produced hybrid vehicle.
It was a quirky two-door coupe that was made until 2006, and discontinued before it was discontinued. The Insight nameplate was dubbed off in 2009 for a five-door hybrid hatchback similar to the Toyota Prius, before this was discontinued in 2014 after it was released.
After another gap, the name was revived in 2018 for a four-door hybrid sedan based on the Civic, developed primarily for Japan and North America. This was the only generation of Insight not sold here, and exited production in 2022.
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